Karl Aage Præst
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 February 1922 | ||
Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
Date of death | 19 November 2011 | (aged 89)||
Place of death | Frederiksberg, Denmark[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1936–1940 | Østerbros Boldklub | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1940–1949 | Østerbros Boldklub | 250 | (?) |
1949–1956 | Juventus[3] | 232 | (51) |
1956–1957 |
Lazio[3] | 7 | (0) |
International career | |||
1945–1949 | Denmark[2] | 24 | (17) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Karl Aage Præst, also spelled Carl Aage Præst, (26 February 1922 – 19 November 2011)
Career
Born in Copenhagen,
He became internationally known through international exhibition games for Danish representative teams
With Juventus, Præst won the
Upon his return to Denmark, Præst's status as ex-professional meant the Danish Football Association (DBU) kept him banned from playing in the Danish leagues. Præst and John Hansen had both bought vacation homes in Liseleje, and Præst's summer residence "Juve" was soon the gathering place of the 1948 Olympics team. The team was reformed, amateurs and ex-professionals alike, and played a string of unofficial high-profile exhibition matches that drew many spectators.[10] This provoked DBU to move on the issue of ex-professionals, and it was decided that following a quarantine of two years, ex-professionals were allowed to re-enter the Danish football league.[11]
At ØB's 75th anniversary in 1969, Præst and
Præst died on 19 November 2011 at age 89.[14]
Honours
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Football | ||
Representing Denmark | ||
1948 London | Team Competition |
Club
- Østerbros Boldklub
- Juventus FC
Individual
References
- ^ "Carl Aage Præst". Gravsted (in Danish). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ a b Danish national team profile
- ^ a b c d Roberto Di Maggio, Danish Players in Italy, RSSSF, 2 January 2005
- ^ "Juventus legend Carl Aage Praest dies aged 89". goal.com. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "Karl Aage Præst". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ CARL AAGE PRÆST Archived 3 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine at Haslund.info
- ^ a b c d e f Osterbro Data, p. 20 Archived 1 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ISBN 87-7245-132-7.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carl Aage Præst". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ISBN 87-7245-132-7.
- ^ Steen Ankerdal, "Landsholdet", Aschehoug, 2006, p. 115
- ^ Data Osterbro
- ^ Dansk Fodbold Award 2008 Archived 25 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Danish Football Association, 17 November 2008.
- ^ "Juventus-legenden Carl Aage Præst er død | Kristeligt Dagblad | Den tidligere fodboldspiller Carl Aage Præst, som var med til at vinde OL-bronze, er død i en alder af 89 år". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). 20 November 2011. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ Otto, Hans (September 1994). ØB Avisen : Østerbros Boldklub 1894-1994 : 100 år på banen - på vej til nye mål (100 års jubilæumsudgave) (in Danish). Copenhagen: Østerbros Boldklub (ØB). pp. 40–43.
External links
- Media related to Karl Aage Præst at Wikimedia Commons